Excerpt from Deception in Plautus: A Study in the Technique of Roman Comedy An analysis, then, of the comedies from the point of View of the plot of deception, with a con sideration of the general situation within that plot, of the characters involved in it, both the tricksters and the persons tricked and the assist ants engaged to carry out the stratagems, of the object and nature of the deception, will, at least, be worth while for a surer appreciation of Plau tus himself. A study of the technique of the plot of deception, the methods employed in carrying it out, and the interrelation of the plans laid for the trickery and the execution of those plans, naturally involves a study of the Greek originals of Plautus. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.